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@WandileSihlobo Avatar @WandileSihlobo Wandile Sihlobo

Wandile Sihlobo posts on X about south africa, botswana, namibia, products the most. They currently have XXXXXXXXXXX followers and 2491 posts still getting attention that total XXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

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Social topic influence south africa #621, botswana #71, namibia #153, products, countries #2433, has been, export, united states, money, strong

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Top Social Posts

Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"By the way the BAD player in SACU isn't just Botswana. It is also Namibia that consistently blocks vegetable products from South Africa"
X Link 2025-12-09T12:19Z 62.2K followers, 12.7K engagements

"WE MUST VACCINATE SOUTH AFRICA'S XXXX MILLION CATTLE South Africas livestock industry is the pillar of our farming economy making up nearly half of the sectors total value. But the industry faces difficulties. Foot-and-mouth disease has been a significant challenge for cattle farmers for some time. Its continuous spread has compelled the country to focus on vaccination. The government plans to vaccinate all XXXX million cattle in the country (of which XXX million are in commercial herds) a significant task that will require collaboration with farmers communities traditional leaders and the"
X Link 2025-12-11T10:03Z 62.2K followers, 1165 engagements

"THE SOUTH AFRICAN FARMERS ARE THRIVING AND SPENDING MONEY INVESTING IN TRACTORS AND OTHER IMPLEMENTS The XXX units sold in October were XX% more than the XXX units sold in October last year. Look at the table for the past few months' activity. The strong tractor sales signal farmers' optimism about the 2025-26 agricultural season which has recently started. This is another favourable season with prospects of La Nia rains that should support production conditions across various agricultural subsectors. In the case of summer grains and oilseeds farmers intend to plant XXX million hectares in"
X Link 2025-12-01T19:45Z 62.2K followers, 4756 engagements

"I am unsure if most people noticed but South Africa's 2024-25 maize crop of XXXXX million tonnes is the second-largest on record. The large harvest has boosted export supplies and lowered domestic prices ultimately benefiting consumers. The harvest of XXXXX million tonnes is up XX% from the previous season mainly driven by higher yields across South Africa's various regions. This is a welcome development as we worried at the start of the season that late rains would negatively impact the yields. The overall crop has turned out quite well. The yields were the major boost as the area planted"
X Link 2025-12-01T20:34Z 62.2K followers, 8657 engagements

"SOUTH AFRICA HAS A RECORD SOYBEAN CROP The soybean industry remains one of South Africas success stories in agriculture and is now breaking new records. The country harvested a record soybean crop in the 2024-25 season estimated at XXXXX million tonnes up XX% from the previous season. This is on the back of the expansion in area plantings and the higher yields following favourable rainfall. Significantly this harvest marginally exceeded the last ample crop of XXXXX million tonnes in the 2022-23 season. This abundant harvest further entrenches South Africas position as a net soybean exporter."
X Link 2025-12-02T05:37Z 62.2K followers, 7729 engagements

"Hawu The people of the city of George the Garden Route 🤣😅"
X Link 2025-12-04T11:21Z 62.2K followers, 15.7K engagements

"We must protect the image of the South African farming sector. The inaccuracies that some among us continuously spread pose serious risks to the very farming sector they claim to want to protect"
X Link 2025-12-06T07:12Z 62.2K followers, 30K engagements

"South Africa seems to be the only good player in SACU while others block imports at any point"
X Link 2025-12-09T08:02Z 62.2K followers, 13.5K engagements

"Wandile Sihlobo Botswana restricts vegetable imports again"
X Link 2025-12-09T16:52Z 62.2K followers, 1252 engagements

"Yes we are working on that particularly in Asia and the Middle East while cementing our presence in the EU greater Africa the UK and other regions. But let me make a broad point about AGOA and South African Agriculture. WHAT WOULD A POTENTIAL EXCLUSION FROM AGOA MEAN FOR SOUTH AFRICAS AGRICULTURE I have noticed in the news that United States Senator John Kennedy has introduced a new bill to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)for two years which would explicitly exclude South Africa. This matters for South Africas agriculture as we all continue to seek better relations with"
X Link 2025-12-04T06:07Z 62.2K followers, 5358 engagements

"I went to @cnbcafrica this afternoon to discuss: --South Africas agricultural performance in 2025 --Southern African agricultural conditions --South Africas and regional outlook for 2026 --South Africas export performance and export diversification efforts --And the Problems of SACU"
X Link 2025-12-09T17:28Z 62.2K followers, 1366 engagements

"South Africa must vaccinate XXXX million cattle"
X Link 2025-12-12T09:36Z 62.2K followers, 1812 engagements

"A note on China I was reading the newspapers this morning and the New York Times has a piece about Chinas trade surplus in November 2025. It states that: Chinas $XXXXXX billion trade surplus in November was its third-largest ever in a single month. The overall surplus through the first XX months of the year is up XXXX percent from the same period last year. China has ramped up considerably its sales to other countries. From cars to solar panels to consumer electronics a tsunami of Chinese exports is flooding Southeast Asia Africa Europe and Latin America. Carmakers and other exporters in"
X Link 2025-12-08T05:39Z 62.2K followers, 22.5K engagements

"REFORM SACU We must REFORM the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Other members mainly Botswana and Namibia are not playing by the rules. This group will also slow our export diversification efforts"
X Link 2025-12-10T06:34Z 62.2K followers, 3398 engagements

"Botswana has banned vegetable imports again"
X Link 2025-12-10T18:29Z 62.2K followers, 1846 engagements

"The fact that South Africa is likely to have another excellent wine harvest in 2026 underscores our long-held view that policymakers should continue to open as many export markets as possible. Export diversification must continue. The farmers will deliver superb quality"
X Link 2025-12-10T22:00Z 62.2K followers, 1428 engagements

"It is very disappointing to see that Botswana is again BLOCKING vegetable imports from South Africa. I thought @duma_boko saw the inflationary pressures that such bans impose on consumers and the disruptions they cause to regional food value chains. Yet he is returning to this bad policy"
X Link 2025-12-09T07:58Z 62.2K followers, 86.2K engagements

"We MUST modernise SACU the Southern African Customs Union. Botswana and Namibia continue to block South Africas agricultural products"
X Link 2025-12-09T13:01Z 62.2K followers, 10.8K engagements

"THE PROBLEM WITH SACU The practices of some countries in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) are worrying. We continuously see countries restricting imports of agricultural products on short notice with limited communication to other countries. Namibia and Botswana are the major culprits of this practice. They blocked South Africas vegetable imports in 2021 and at various points in subsequent years. But in Botswana when the new President Duma Boko came into office he lifted the bans imposed by the previous administration as inflationary pressures continued to bite households."
X Link 2025-12-10T06:30Z 62.2K followers, 4038 engagements

"SOUTH AFRICA MUST VACCINATE XX MILLION CATTLE -- South Africas livestock industry is the pillar of our farming economy making up nearly half of the sectors total value. --But the industry faces difficulties. Foot-and-mouth disease has been a significant challenge for cattle farmers for some time. Its continuous spread has compelled the country to focus on vaccination. --The government plans to vaccinate all XXXX million cattle in the country and this is a major task that will require collaboration with farmers communities traditional leaders and the private sector"
X Link 2025-12-11T06:08Z 62.2K followers, 3547 engagements

"South Africa is a friendly country building friends globally with everyone"
X Link 2025-12-11T14:02Z 62.2K followers, 8968 engagements

"On your point about South African farmers Mr Secretary; SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE IS NOT UNDER SIEGE --SA agriculture has more than doubled since 1994. --exports reached a record US$13 X billion in 2024 --With South Africa now the only African country in the global top XX agricultural exporters --Jobs remain solid around 920k at farm level (nicely above 1994 levels although we have mechanised massively). --We are food secure at the national level and supporting the entire Southern Africa region. --We need to continue boosting the inclusion of black farmers from the current levels of 10%"
X Link 2025-12-04T05:18Z 62.2K followers, 183.1K engagements

"BOTSWANA RESTRICTS VEGETABLE IMPORTS AGAIN. The practices of some countries in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) are worrying. We continuously see countries restricting imports of agricultural products on short notice with limited communication to other countries. Namibia and Botswana are the major culprits of this practice. They blocked South Africas vegetable imports in 2021 and at various points in subsequent years. But in Botswana when the new President Duma Boko came into office he lifted the bans imposed by the previous administration as inflationary pressures continued to bite"
X Link 2025-12-09T09:01Z 62.2K followers, 18.6K engagements

"South Africa has a herd of over XX million cattle. Cooperation with commercial farmers agribusinesses organised agriculture and communities will be vital to ensuring the success of this vaccination process. Significantly South Africa currently relies on imports of the foot-and-mouth disease vaccine mainly from Botswana. In this new approach diversifying import sources to include countries such as Turkey should be a key consideration. Importantly the work to revive the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) and Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) to produce the essential vaccines domestically"
X Link 2025-12-12T15:45Z 62.2K followers, XXX engagements